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Sorry about your loss. I have alot of respect for people like you that always see the rainbow or white lining.
Just to be clear, I didn't actually lose the use of my legs, that was just a hypothetical.
oH, still there are many handicapped people that work today. We have several in my company. To see someone like this morning is disgusting.
irrelevant, doctors like getting paid, now address the thread
I met another "disabled person" this morning that was loading up for a week trip to go horseback riding in Missouri. How disabled could that person really be, horses are alot of trouble and require high amounts of physical labor for care.
It is becoming sickening seeing these types basically on early retirement while the rest of us work.
Was he by himself or possibly have a disabled passenger. It doesn't have to be the driver that disabled.
Look, if I had someone randomly come up to me and claim that I did not deserve the accommodations or benefits I receive under a completely different program or institution (as I never applied for this program, but have for others), because I did not "look" disabled to them, I would tell them to "get f*cked."
I met another "disabled person" this morning that was loading up for a week trip to go horseback riding in Missouri. How disabled could that person really be, horses are alot of trouble and require high amounts of physical labor for care.
It is becoming sickening seeing these types basically on early retirement while the rest of us work.
It's like that guy I saw this morning at the Home Depot parked in the handicap zone with one of those blue ADA cards hanging from his rear view mirror who was loading 16, 100 pound bags of concrete into the back of his pick-up truck.
You also don't have their medical records.
Why can't they maintain a job? mowing climbing on the house, changing the oil is all intensive labor, can't work?
He was by himself and was the driver.
I see this all of the time at Home Depot and building materials dealers.
I see cars parked with disability plates or place cards where only those go to climb the sides of mountains.
Here in California if you have a blue disability place card on your car your exempt from putting money in a parking meter. If your city bans overnight parking on the streets, you're exempt.
The entire ADA needs to be rewritten. It's full of abuse and fraud.
But can you name one liberal feel good law or entitlement that isn't full of abuse and fraud ?
Wouldn't you agree that there are many jobs out there that are less physically and mentally demanding than riding a horse?
I agree, but on some level we have to acknowledge that there are many more people on disability than need to be - gaming the system.
But I do suppose the person in the OP could have been in the terminal stages of cancer doing his bucket list.
Greetings, JC! :2wave:
Horseback riding is fun! Not too many jobs offer that benefit! :mrgreen:
That's okay, apparently you can go on disability and ride to your hearts content :lol:
Evening Pg :2wave:
A person is disabled to a greater or lesser degree when physical or mental attributes outside of their control cause them to be less or uncompetitive in the job market.
I will say that case doesn't seem pass the sniff test.
I will say you have to watch your judgment with the placards. I have been mouthed off at several times (plus countless awful looks). I will park in a handicapped spot, help my into the store with her oxygen and get her set up on a motorized scooter. I finish up my shopping so I can hurry back into the store and help my mom back to the car. That is when I get mouthed off at. One gal actually waited at my parking spot to make sure I came out with my aged mobility impaired supplemental oxygen using mother. At least she could apologize.:lamo
I agree, but on some level we have to acknowledge that there are many more people on disability than need to be - gaming the system.
But I do suppose the person in the OP could have been in the terminal stages of cancer doing his bucket list.
Year2Late, you're a woman, were you into riding horses ?
I can't see how anyone with a physical disability could go on a week long horseback ride let alone one hour.
Riding a horse is exercise. My X had horses and when I was at the peak in my life of being in physical shape I discovered muscles I didn't know I had when I had to ride all over Palos Verdes.
Look, if I had someone randomly come up to me and claim that I did not deserve the accommodations or benefits I receive under a completely different program or institution (as I never applied for this program, but have for others), because I did not "look" disabled to them, I would tell them to "get f*cked."
How do you know "he was by himself"? Did you follow him everywhere? Did you see him park and see him leave?
Then how do you know he doesn't have something that has nothing to do with his strength? Heck, it could easily be MS, which is actually something that has good days and bad days. Or it could be something like that golfer had, the one that couldn't walk far or he took a high chance of getting blood clots in his legs.
:roll:It's like that guy I saw this morning at the Home Depot parked in the handicap zone with one of those blue ADA cards hanging from his rear view mirror who was loading 16, 100 pound bags of concrete into the back of his pick-up truck.
I have already said it doesn't seem to pass the sniff test.
But if you want me to acknowledge there are things about the situation that I know that I really don't....I ain't gonna do it. Isn't "doesn't seem to pass the sniff test" enough?
Someone should be put on disability if they have a condition that makes it impossible (or at least especially difficult) to work. If someone is injured in a way that they are still able to work, but no longer in their current job field, they should be retrained to work in a field that they are able to work in. For example if I lost the use of my legs, I couldn't do my job any more, since it requires me to drive a lot, but I could still do some jobs.
I saw him get into his truck and drive off.
This just isn't one incident, seen it dozens of times and so have tens of thousands of others. It goes on all over America. Why do you think people are pissed off ?
What will piss you off, if you break your leg and have a cast on your leg you can't park in the handicap space. Since a broken leg is a temporary disability you can't get one of those blue ADA cards.
What year is the Navy suppose to have those ADA aircraft parking spaces on carrier flight decks ? You think I'm BSing you, don't you ?
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Home Depot doesn't sell 100 pound bags of concrete. In fact, nobody does.
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